Michael Portal Quintet live at Schloss Elmau 2001

Michel Portal, bass clarinet, clarinet, bandoneon
Flavio Boltro, trumpet
Bojan Zulfikarpasic, piano
Linley Marthe, bass
Laurent Robin, drums

recorded live at Schloss Elmau, Germany, October 31, 2001

Tracklist:
1. Barouf
2. Solitudes
3. Voyage
4. Domimonk

Michel Portal recorded some of these tracks with an american all star line up for his album "Dockings", released on Label Blue, a record quite hard to find...

Wollny/ Kruse/ Schaefer: [em] live in Munich 2005

Michael Wollny, piano
Eva Kruse, bass
Eric Schaefer, drums

recorded live at Studio II, Bavarian Broadcast, Munich, March 30, 2005

Tracklist:
1. Thursday Is The Last Day
2. Ictus
3. Bells
4. Takashi
5. The Mean Spider Of Tandorine
6. Felicia
7. Es sind Berge nicht länger Berge
8. Tale

This fantastic young geman trio did a great debut recording for the ACT label, called "call it [em]". Check it out!

Patricia Barber Trio live in Berlin 2000

Patricia Barber, vocals, piano
Michael Arnopol, bass
Tom Hipskind, drums

recorded live at Jazzfest Berlin, November 2, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Touch of Trash
2. All The Things You Are
3. Post Modern Blues
4. Use Me
5. Caravan

Get also Patricia´s album "Modern Cool" on Blue Note:

Romano/Sclavis/Texier live at Jazzfest Frankfurt 2000

Louis Sclavis, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Henri Texier, bass
Aldo Romano, drums

recorded live at Jazzfest Frankfurt, October 29, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Hauts-Plateaux
2. Annobon
3. Pingouin
4. Soul Is Free
5. Standing Ovation for Nelson Mandela
6. Les Petits Lits Blancs

These tunes were written during a tour with french photographer Guy Le Querrec through Africa and recorded for Label Blue on "Carnet de Routes":

Stockhausen/ Andersen/ Heral/ Rypdal live at Jazzfestival Viersen 2000

Markus Stockhausen, trumpet, sampler

Arild Andersen, bass, sampler
Patrice Heral, percussion, voice, sampler
Terje Rypdal, guitar

recorded live at Jazzfestival Viersen, Germany, September 15, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Sway
2. Medley: This Open/ Flower of Now/ Lighthouse/ Hyperborian

This great Quartet did their debut recording for ECM called "Karta":

Roy Hargrove Quintet live at JazzBaltica 2000

Roy Hargrove, trumpet
Sherman Irby, alto saxophone
Larry Willis, piano
Gerald Cannon, bass
Willie Jones III, drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica, Salzau, Germany, June 11, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Stranded
2. Style
3. Depth

You can find this edition of the Roy Hargrove Quintet on the album "Moment to Moment" on Verve:

Joe Lovano - Steve Kuhn Quartet: "Remembering John Coltrane" live at JazzBaltica 2008

Joe Lovano (Saxophone)
Steve Kuhn (Piano)
David Finck (Bass)
Joey Baron (Drums)

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2008, Salzau Germany

Tracklist:
1. Crescent
2. Fifth House
3. Configuration
4. Jimmy´s Mode
5. Spiritual
6. My Little Brown Book
7. Impressions
8. Interview with Joe Lovano and Steve Kuhn

A list of recordings by Joe Lovano can be found Here.

Joe Locke "Sticks & Strings" live at JazzBaltica 2008

Joe Locke (Vibraphone)

Jonathan Kreisberg (Guitar)
Jay Anderson (Bass)
Joe LaBarbera (Drums)
Rosario Giuliani (Saxophone)

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2008, Salzau Germany

1. Terzani
2. Time Like The Present
3. Rosario Material
4. Sword of Whispers
5. Appointment in Orvieto
6. Saturn´s Child

Check out Joe´s studio albom "Sticks & Strings":

For more information about Joe follow this link:

Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette live at Montreal Jazzfestival 2003

Herbie Hancock, piano
Dave Holland, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums
recorded live at Montreal Jazzfestival, June 26, 2003

Tracklist:
1. One Finger Snap
2. Seventh D/ The Eye of the Hurricane
3. Dolphin Dance

Bobby McFerrin/ Jack DeJohnette live at Montreal 2003

Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano
Bobby McFerrin, vocals

recorded live at Montreal Jazzfestival, June 29, 2003

Tracklist:
1. Improvisation No.1
2. Improvisation No.2

Nils Landgren Funk Unit Surprise Party at JazzBaltica 2000

Nils Landgren Funk Unit:
Nils Landgren, trombone
Per Johansson, alto and soprano saxophone
Robert Östlund, guitar
Magnum Coltrane Price, bass, vocals
Jesper Nordenström, keyboards
Niklas Gabrielsson, drums
Hakon Landgren, percussions

Special Guests:
Esbjörn Svensson, fender rhodes piano
Willie Jones III, drums
Eduardo Cesperes, percussions
Peter Weniger, soprano and tenor saxophone
Jukka Perko, alto saxophone
Gerald Cannon, acoustic bass
Tim Hagans, trumpet
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
Sherman Irby, alto saxophone

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2000, Salzau, Germany, June 12, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Scratch/ Traci
2. Walk Tall
3. 5000 Miles
4. In a Fonky Mood
5. I Just Kissed My Babe/ Inside Straight
6. Da Fonk
7. You Dig

Maybe not very well known in the U.S., Nils Landgren is a big star in Europe. Look at the line up and you know why... Maybe the best record by "the unit" is a tribute to Cannonball called "Paint it blue", released on ACT:

Herbie Hancock Quintet live in Berlin 2008

Herbie Hancock - Piano, Keyboards
Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
James Genus - Bass
Grégoire Maret - Harmonica
Kendrick Scott - Drums

recorded live at Jazzfest Berlin, November 9, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Actual Proof
2. Speak Like A Child
3. V
4. Chameleon

Sorry for the radio anouncement on Chameleon. Herbie´s latest record on verve is called "River", a collection of Herbie´s renditions of songs by Joni Mitchell:

Chris Potter Quartet live at Stadtgarten Köln 2001

Chris Potter, tenor and soprano saxophone
Kevin Hays, piano
Scott Colley, bass
Brian Blade, drums

recorded live at Stadtgarten, Köln, Germany, April 29, 2001

tracklist:
1. The Mind´s Eye (for Michael Brecker and Joe Lovano)
2. High Noon (for Eddie Harris)
3. The Source (for John Coltrane)
4. The Visitor (for Lester Young)
5. Eurydice (for Wayne Shorter)
6. Okinawa
7. Sun King (for Sonny Rollins)

The original studio recording "Gratitude" of these songs is released on Verve Records:

Brad Mehldau Trio Live in Burghausen 2008

Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jeff Ballard, drums

recorded live at the 39th International Jazzweek Burghausen, Wackerhalle Burghausen, Germany

Tracklist:
1. Kurt Vibe
2. Number 19
3. LGAH
4. Samba Do Grande Amor
5. We See
6. Baby Plays Around
7. Holland
8. Countdown

Look for the Trio´s latest album, simply called "live", released on Nonesuch:

Jan Garbarek Group live at Burghausen 2006

Jan Garbarek, soprano and tenor saxophones
Eberhard Weber, bass
Manu Katché, drums
Rainer Brüninghaus, keyboards

recorded live at the 37th International Jazzweek Burghausen 2006, Wackerhalle Burghausen, Germany

Tracklist:
1. Trollsyn
2. Storebror
3. Conversation
4. Twelve Moons
5. Rondo Amoroso
6. Chorus
7. He Comes From The North
8. Dansere
9. Brother Wind March
10. Bali
11. Once I Dreamt A Tre Upside Down
12. Quartet No.1
13. Number One
14. New Bein´
15. Mission: To Be Where I Am

Check out this CD by the Jan Garbarek Group called "Twelve Moons", released on ECM: